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Why Can\'t We Get an Accurate Battery Life Test for Laptops?

 
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:32 am    Post subject: Why Can’t We Get an Accurate Battery Life Test for Laptops? Reply with quote
Ever wonder why that advertised "8 hour battery life" never equals more than 4 hours in real life? According to Advanced Micro Devices, the problem with most battery life claims stems from the wide use of a test called MobileMark 2007. Patrick Moorhead, a vice president for marketing at A.M.D., said the parameters for this te...read more
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